FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2015
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Huff Throws Support Behind Confederate States of America Ban
Agrees to Co-Author SB 539, the Frederick Douglass Liberty Act
SACRAMENTO: Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff (R-San Dimas) has agreed to become a co-author of SB 539, otherwise known as the Frederick Douglass Liberty Act. Authored by Senator Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa), SB 539 would prohibit all public schools, buildings, parks, roadways and other state-owned property from using names associated with the Confederate States of America.
Names associated with the Confederate States of America include, but are not limited to, Confederate elected leaders and military generals. Continue reading